Toyota Avalon: How To Open Trunk

Are you wondering how to open the storage area of the Toyota Avalon? There are different ways to do this: using a switch on the instrument panel, the smart key, or manually pulling a string from the backseat.

We prepared this guide to show you how to open the trunk of a Toyota Avalon.

Contents

2000 – 2022 Models

Switch on the Instrument Panel

  1. Press the trunk opener switch on the bottom left side of the instrument panel. It has a symbol of a car with an open trunk symbol.
  2. The trunk pops up slightly.
  3. Approach the trunk of the vehicle.
  4. Pull up the trunk.

Smart Key

  1. Approach the vehicle’s trunk with the smart key in your hand.
  2. Press and hold the trunk opener key until a buzzer sounds. This key has a symbol of a car with an open trunk.
  3. The trunk automatically opens.

Manual Method

This method is appropriate when you have a discharged battery, or the other methods won’t work for some reason.

  1. Pull open the rear armrest.
  2. You’ll see a pass-through door. Pull it open.
  3. Put your hand through the opening and locate a loop of wire inside the opening.
  4. Pull the loop of wire.
  5. The trunk automatically opens.

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